James heeva jones



(N0 Model.) 3 Shedts-Sheet 1.. J. H. JONES.

HORSE HAY RAKB.

N0. 343,538. 1 P nted June 8, 1886..

(N0 Model.) 3 Sheets-Shet 3.

J. H. JONE3-.

HORSE HAY RAKE.

N0. 343,538. Patente'dJune 8, 1886.

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UNITED STATES PATENT amen JAMES HERVA JONES, OF ROOKFORD, ILLINOIS,ASSIGNOR 'IO EMERSON, TALCOTT & OO. OF SAME PLAGE.

HORSE HAY-RAKE.

SPBGITEICA'I'IQN forming pa rt of Letters Patent N0. 343,538, dated June8, 1886, Ap1alication filed January 26, 1885. Serial N0. 154,021. (N0mod6l.)

T0 all whom it may concern:

Be ib known thab I, J AMES HERVA JONES, a eitizen 0f the United Stabes,residing in the city of Rockford, in the-county 0f Winnebago and State0f Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in HorseHay-Rakes, of whieh the following is a specificalaion.

This invenbion relates t0 that dass 0f hayrakes in whieh spring-teetahare employed, and its object is to produee a reliable ancl effieientmachine ab areducecl cosb. 'lo this enc'l I have designed andconstructed tl1e machine represented in the aecompanying drawings, inwhich Figure 1 is a plan view 0f a 1ake embodying my invention. Fig. 2is a lengthwise verbical central seetion on dotted line 1 on Fig. l,showing the parts in working position. Fig. 3 is also a lengthwiseverbical central seelaion on glotted 1ine 1 on Fig. l, showing the parbsin posibion when unloading the hay. Fig. 4 is a plan view 0f the headend portion 0f a tooth. Fig. 5 is an edge view of the head end 0f atooth. Fig. 6 is an isometrical representation 0f the. head end of thetooth in it-s eonnection with the rake-head, ancl Fig. 7 is a transverseverbieal section 0n dotted line 42 on Fig. 3. Fig. 8 is an isomebricalrepresentation of a modified form of the foot-lifbing mechanism. Fig. 9is an isometrieal rep resentation of a modification of the 15001311-head and of its eonneetion wibh the rake-head, and Figs. 10 ancl 11 showmodifieations 0f 'ohe tooth-head.

The axle-tree of my improved rake is composed ofahorizontal porbion, A,and a vertzical porbion, B, 0f wood, seeurely joined to each other bymeans of suitable screw-bolts passed through the parts. lhe ends 0f thisaxle-tree are fibted with axle-arms fixed eo the axletree in aneceenbrie position forward of the axial center of the axletree.

O represen's the earrying-wheels, mounted 130 revolve on the axle-armsof the axle-tree.

Ab D is represented the tongue, of suitable dimensions, provided ab its1ear encl Wibh a tongue-frame consisbing 0f oho parallel transversebarsE ancl E, centrally fixed 110 the tongne; oblique endbarsF,fixed t0 theend portions of the parallel bars, and oblique bracebare G, connectingthe rear bar, E, with the forward corners of the frame, all of which aresecurely fixed so eaeh other ab their several erossings by means 0fsnfficient serew-bolts passed bhrough the parts. The rear eorners 0f thetongue-frame are j ointed to tl1e axletree by means of hinge-jointsconsisting of the parts a and b, seenrely fixed. uo their respeetiveparts,

am]. in such a manner that the axle-bree will be free to tnrn in itswheel-support-s from a posibion in which part A is horizontal,forward130 a position in whieh parb A is vertical, and vice versa.

Ab c are represented spring rake-teebh produced in a snitable cnrve,having their headend portions in this instance produced in therectangular form shown, eonsisbing 0f the end portion, d, and bhereturn-arm e. 'lhe end portion, d, is bent ab a right angle 110 the mainportion c 0f the tooth, and lies in the Same horizontal plane when uhetooth is in W0rking position. The return-arm e is bent ab a 1ight anglet0 the end portion in tl1e direetion 0f the toobh c, bat: in a planepreferably upwardly inelined to the plane of the toobh c, as clearlyshown in Fig. 5, in such a manner bhab when forced and held in ohe planeof the tooth il] will prodnee a downward torsional spring aetion 011 thetooth. 'Ihe heacl encls 0f these rake-teeh are placed upon the upperfaee of the horizontal bean1 portion of the axle-tree ab eqnalintervals, and are fixed in position thereon by means 0f aspicler-formed casbing having a central hab, h, fitted wibh an axialopening 110 receive ascrew-bolt to fix it1 in place.

From t;he hub h extend radiate arms h, having their ends ab h fitted t0embraee the bent arme 0f the tooth-head snugly, and one 0f bhese radialarms has its end portion ab h fitted 130 Span the main arm 0f thetooth-head, and the opening to reeeive bhe noobl1 is elongatedvertically, to permit an up and down movemenb 0f the tooth berein. Thisspider is placed in posibion on the head 0f the tooth placed 0n theaxle-tree, and a suitable serew-bolb is passed upward through the beam,extending upward throngh t-he axial opening in the spider-hub, am].receives a screw-nut, whieh serves 120 fix and hold the parts in plaeefirmly. In this construebion and eonneetion of the toobh and.

tl1e axle-tree, the torsional spring action of the tootl1 operates 150hold I'll: in its lowest position limited by tl1e beam wibl1 a forcesufiieient for the purposes of a rake,and t1he elongated Opening h inthespider-arm spanning the ma.in arm of t1he tootah, permits alimitedupward movemenb of the tooth to override obstructions. One 0fthese spider-formed castings, ab 0r near tl1e center 0f the rake, isprovided wit1h anup rising arm, z, for a purpose whicl1 will hereinafberappear. 'lhe main object; of tl1is part; of my invention is t0 utilizethe torsional spring action 0f the lateral end bar of the tooth, und inthis instance in connection with the direeb spring action of theparallel arms of the head porbion thereof. The same result: may 110W-ever, be attained by otaher Terms of the headend portion of the {3001311than that shown and described-as instaances, instead of tl1e rectangularform, be head may be produced in a right-angled triangle, as shown, 0rin atriangle, as shown in Fig. 11, er einher known forms capable 0f usein connecbion with the rankehead t;o ntilize the torsional springactaion 0f the lateral end arm thereof may be employed, er thereturn-arm may be omitted and the end portion of the lateral arm fixedto the rakehead, es shown in Fig. 9, 0r in any known manner, to renderthe torsional spring aetion of the lateral arm available.

Ab H 1's represented a vertical taubnlar bearing having a foot-support,k, slotted lengthwise, as shown ab l. This tubular bearing is placed 011the upper face of the rear portion of the tongue, and is fixed thereonby means of holdingboltss passed through the tongue and through taheslotbed openings of the foot-supporb in a manner t0 permit: a.lengthwise adjusbment of the bearing on the tongue.

At m is represented a bevel-toothed gearwheel, fitted with a dependingtaubular journal supported t0 oscillate within the verhical tabularbearing, and held in place by means of a screw-bolt, m, passed throughitas axial cenber. 'Ihis bevel-toothed gear-wheel is fibted With acranlvarm, m", projecting from its npper face, a.nd a. link, m, connectsits free end with the upper end of the arm i, rising from the spideremployed to fix be rake-tootuh to the axle-tree.

Ab n and n are represented stud-axles projecbing laterally from oppositesides 0f be tnbular bearing.

Ab I are represenlsed bevel -toothed gearsegment-s, supported tooscillate 011 the studjournals n andn in such relation to bhebeveltoothed gear-wheel that the teetzh 0f the segments shall engage theteeth of the gear-wheel in working cont;act. 'lbe gear-toothed segmentsare eaeh provided with a crank arm pedal, n and n, 0f a suitableeonformabion 120 receive tl1e foob 0f an operator mounted in a seatsupported 011 he tongue-frame. The consbrucbion and arrangement of theseParts in this instance are such filmt when the pedal n on the rigl1tside is depressed in its forward position by the foot of the operatorthe movement 0f tl1e gear-wheel will carry ehe cranknrm rearward, am],by reason of its link-connection with the uprising arm i, will hold therake-teeth in their working position, as shown in Fig. 2, and when thepedal n on the left; side is depressed forward by bhe fool: of theoperator the movement of the gear-wheel will carry its crank-armforward, and by reason of its link-comiection with t;he uprising arm iwill eleva.te tl1e mketeetl1 to unload or discharge the hay, as shown inFig. 3, and can be held in their elevated position, as berein shown.'Ihe objecb of this part; of my invention is 130 enable the driver o0control the verbical movements of the rake with bis feet in such amanner that; the movernent of one of the foot-pedals to reise theraketeebh will place the einher foob-pedal in position to be operated bythe other fool; to lower the rake-teeth, and vice versa, alter nately.This same result: may be produced by other devices than those shown unddescribedas an instance, a transverse shafb supported 130 oscillate inabout the position of the stud-journals n and n, a.nd ha.ving its cenher fitted Wibh a verbical erank 0r lever arm, t0 receive the forwardend of the 1ink m, prolonged 130 conneet therewitah ab its upper end,and the opposite ends of the transverse shaft; provided with oppositecrank-arms fitted with foot-pedals, t0 receive the feet 0f the driver,all of which is clearly sl1own in Fig'. 8, and will be readilyunderstood withoub furbher description.

Ab K is represented a. drivers seat mounted upon a supporb, L, risingfrom its fixed couneetion with the tongue, and braces N, rising frombheir fixed connectaion with the rear bar of the tongueframe, connectwith the seat-snpport immediately under the seatz, and in counechionwitzh the support; form a pyramidal fra.me 110 support the seat upon thetongueframe in position to enable the operator mounted in the seab tooperate anti contsrol the movements of the rake with bis feet1.

A diseharging apparatus, to disengage the l1ay from the rake-teebh,consisting of the vertical standards P, connectinglinks p,discharging-head R, and depending teeth t, 0011- structed, joined, andapplied in the manner shown, is provided, and is substantially such a.sare in common use and to be found in the trade.

I claim as my invention- 1. The combination, with the raketeeth, bent toform a head, substantially as described, of a spider-frame consisbing ofa cenbral hub and radial arms, whose ends are formed t0 embrace the bentarme of the tooth-head, one of seid ends being vertically elongated sopermib an up and down movement 0f the tooth, subsbantially as described.

2. A foot-pedal mechanism to operate the rake-head, consisting of agear-wheel having a rod or link connecbion with the rake-head,gear-toothed segments havin g a gear-tooth cou- IOO ments having agear-toobh connecbion wibh the I0 gear-wheel, and pedals connected Withthe gear-tooth segments, subsbantially as described.

JAMES HERVA JONES.

Witnesses:

FRANK D. EMERSON, A. O. BEHEL.

